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Joe BidenCongratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
 

ramen

(862 posts)
14. The pivot on DU about this conversation has been fascinating.
Thu Mar 12, 2020, 08:33 AM
Mar 2020

When Sanders was briefly the frontrunner, many on this site (not you, beachbumbob, to my memory, this is just an example) were proclaiming that things like health care and liveable wage and public funding of universities were Democratic policy platform keystones. Now they are being derided as pie in the sky unicorn jizz Marxism. What memo did I miss? Is this the part where we decide those things never mattered in the first place?

If Biden had a policy in favor of caning or some other vile shit I would still vote for him over Trump, to be clear. But if you want other Sanders supporters to jump on that train then posts/statements like this are quite counterproductive. I want as many of his supporters not just at the polls for the Democratic nominee in November, but also pounding the ground and volunteering and getting the vote out between now and then.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden

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Great.. the more the better.. BS needs to get Cha Mar 2020 #1
Will bs ever get the message no matter how bad he loses? n/t zackymilly Mar 2020 #8
Yeah, you're right Cha Mar 2020 #24
Yes, if he loses by a huge margin he may get the hint. redstatebluegirl Mar 2020 #27
Or not. Cha Mar 2020 #29
You betcha! Hi Cha! redstatebluegirl Mar 2020 #30
Aloha, redstatbluegirl! Cha Mar 2020 #32
I was going to post somewhere that I expected something between Aquaria Mar 2020 #2
Oh--and if you know what to look for in polls Aquaria Mar 2020 #3
Turnout?? OKNancy Mar 2020 #4
Florida allows absentee voting for all registered voters. Aquaria Mar 2020 #5
I voted absentee for Bloomberg in Florida several weeks ago Awsi Dooger Mar 2020 #25
That's the third recent poll like that for Florida Jarqui Mar 2020 #6
Sanders chances are pretty minimal now, for sure. ramen Mar 2020 #13
I've heard it alleged that he's trying to add delegates to improve Jarqui Mar 2020 #15
I haven't heard that and don't think it would be a great idea as a strategy ramen Mar 2020 #17
He's way down in the polls. Squishing him is just carrying on Jarqui Mar 2020 #19
Well, you keep telling yourself that Aquaria Mar 2020 #33
Wow! 66-22 honest.abe Mar 2020 #7
complete humiliation of sanders from here on out and the perhaps the beachbumbob Mar 2020 #9
The pivot on DU about this conversation has been fascinating. ramen Mar 2020 #14
He only won one small state. Demsrule86 Mar 2020 #23
Yeah I remember when JFK gave mountain grammy Mar 2020 #16
No we don't have to, but if we don't win nothing happens. redstatebluegirl Mar 2020 #31
I'm realistic about this election too mountain grammy Mar 2020 #34
I am disappointed that Sanders is not dropping out. Lonestarblue Mar 2020 #10
This looks like a mandate for Biden's moderate approach to progressive policy. honest.abe Mar 2020 #11
As much joy as you find in the poll results, You may want to consider... Ford_Prefect Mar 2020 #12
The tribe has spoken NCProgressive Mar 2020 #22
Well said mountain grammy Mar 2020 #36
Not surprising since Sanders praised Castro MiniMe Mar 2020 #18
When Bernie made ythose remarks, he looked to be riding high Vogon_Glory Mar 2020 #37
All the voting blocs in FL dislike him and the debate will not change that. Scurrilous Mar 2020 #20
Who woulda thunk NCProgressive Mar 2020 #21
I'm sure it looked harmless in Burlington, VT. N/t Vogon_Glory Mar 2020 #38
Yes if this holds yes Bernie exit should be by next week. FloridaBlues Mar 2020 #26
It's over RandySF Mar 2020 #28
sanders not dropping out is going to hurt him Gothmog Mar 2020 #35
what about biden vs trump in FL ? garybeck Mar 2020 #39
Basically tied with amazingly low number of undecideds Awsi Dooger Mar 2020 #40
sanders comments on Castro are hurting sanders Gothmog Mar 2020 #41
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